The old woman ________ by washing clothes for others.

A. makes a decision B. makes a mistake

C. makes a living D. makes progress

—How fast ________ when the police stopped you?

—I don't know exactly, but not too fast, I think.

A. were you driving

B. did you drive

C. are you driving

D. do you drive

Look! There ________ sheep eating grass over there.

A. is a number of

B. are a number of

C. is a set number of

D. are the number of

Time is not enough for the work. ________ people are needed, I think.

A. Other two B. Only two

C. Another two D. Two another

Teresa is ________ nervous ________ she can't talk in front of the class.

A. such; that B. too; to

C. so; that D. such; to

（题文） we have enough money, we won't buy any useless things.

A. Since B. Until

C. Because D. Although

Jins Benny's poems show his hope, dreams and the difficulties he faced as a child. Different from most______ people of his age, this 16?year?old child had to face the______ of life quite early. His father died when he was six. His mother left him because she______ another man. He had to live in an orphanage(孤儿院). When he studied at the St. Joseph High School, he discovered his interest in ______. “I kept writing because my teachers and classmates always______ me，” said Jins.

Jins Benny's poem Piranal Sammanam(Birthday Gift)______ great love for his father. “I miss him very much，” said Jins. “I can become too happy or too sad sometimes, ______ a man in my orphanage often advises me to control my______，” he said. “I write poems when I feel very sad and listen to songs when I feel happy.”Most of Jins' poems and short stories______ his own experiences. His first story Valley of Tears talks about the love between a mother and her adopted(收养的) son.

By now Jins Benny has written 30 poems and 5 short stories. He also provides ______ poems and short stories for children's publications as well as for school and class magazines.

1.A. old B. poor C. rich D. young

2.A. changes B. development C. lessons D. chances

3.A. killed B. married C. forgot D. saw

4.A. poems B. drawing C. computers D. science

5.A. cheated B. followed C. encouraged D. taught

6.A. hides B. shares C. finds D. expresses

7.A. because B. so C. if D. since

8.A. feelings B. friends C. life D. school

9.A. use up B. give up C. come from D. deal with

10.A. amazed B. sad C. boring D. interesting

Long ago, there was a queen who lived in a palace. She felt bored and said to her advisor(顾问), “All the things around me are too boring. I need a different kind of beauty. Let everyone know that I will hold a competition for the most beautiful thing in the world. And the prize will be this crown(王冠)．”

Several days later, lots of people came to the competition and showed their things. The queen was not satisfied with what she saw. The advisor suggested, “What you are looking for cannot be brought to you. You must look for it by yourself. What about a journey？”

The queen was interested in the idea, so she started immediately. As she was on top of the hill near her palace, she looked down and suddenly something cried in her heart. “Why have I never found my palace so beautiful？”

The queen spent one year travelling. She saw beauty on the farm, in the forest and even in the stars twinkling(闪烁) at night on her journey. But what was the most beautiful thing? She thought it over. Suddenly, she understood beauty was everywhere. She should learn to enjoy the world. She left the pieces of her crown at different places that she had seen. As time went by, the queen's crown got smaller and smaller until nothing was left.

She found the most beautiful thing at last. It was the world!

根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。

1.The queen wanted to hold a competition for the most beautiful thing in the world.

2.Lots of people came to the competition and brought the things that made the queen satisfied.

3.On top of the hill near her palace, the queen suddenly found her palace so beautiful.

4.The queen saw beauty on the farm, in the river and even in the night sky on her journey.

5.The passage tells us that beauty is everywhere if we learn to enjoy the world.

A little stream(小溪) ran down from a high mountain through many villages and forests. Then it reached a desert, “I went through so many difficulties. I should have no problem crossing the desert, ”she thought. As she started, she found herself slowly disappearing into the sand. After many tries, she still failed.

At this time, a deep voice said, “If a breeze(微风) can cross the desert, so can a river.” It was the voice of the desert. But the little stream answered, “That's because a breeze can fly, but I can't.”

“That's because you can't give up what you are. Let yourself evaporate(蒸发) into the breeze, and it can take you across，” said the desert.

“Give up what I am now? No! No！” The little stream could not accept this idea.

“The breeze can carry the vapor(蒸气) across the desert and let it leave as rain. The rain will form a river again，” said the desert.“And whether you're a river or vapor, your nature(本性) never changes.”

Hearing this, the little stream went into the open arms of the breeze. It carried her to the next stage(阶段) of her life.

1.What did the stream think when she reached a desert?

A. She thought she couldn't cross the desert.

B. She believed she could cross the desert.

C. She thought she knew well about the desert.

D. She started to worry about herself.

2.What does the underlined word “It” refer to?

A. The desert. B. The nature.

C. The breeze. D. The stream.

3.What did the stream do in the end?

A. It crossed the desert.

B. It stopped trying.

C. It failed to get to the ocean.

D. It died.

4.What is the main idea of the story?

A. The road to success is not always easy.

B. We should do the right thing whatever others say.

C. Our lives can be as difficult as the little stream's.

D. To succeed, we should change the way we used to be.

Once upon a time, a hippo(河马) lived in a river next to a big tree.

One day, a bird came and nested(筑巢) in the tree. The songs of the bird filled the hippo with so much envy(羡慕) that he couldn't think of anything else. Every day he would think why he wasn't born to be a bird even though the bird told him many times he was so lucky to be so big and such a good swimmer.

Finally, the hippo made up his mind that he would come out of the river, climb the tree, and start singing. However, when he tried to climb the tree, it__was__very__clear__that__the__hippo__didn't__have__wings,__nor__claws__to__climb__with.

Realizing that he would never climb up the tree, he angrily hit the tree until it came crashing to the ground. Then he stepped onto the leaves of the fallen tree, and began singing.

Unfortunately, hippos can't sing, either. All that came from his mouth were terrible noises, and when the other animals heard this, they all came around to make fun of the hippo.

He was so ashamed by this. He also felt bad about having knocked the tree over. He used all his strength to raise the tree back up again, and look after it until it completely recovered(康复)．

From this experience, the hippo knew it's wrong to do something against his nature.

30题完成句子；31～32题简略回答问题；33题写下本文的主题句；34题将文中画线句子译成汉语。

1.The hippo envied the bird because ____________________.

2.Did the bird envy the hippo as well?

________________________________________________________________________

3.What did the hippo do after he knocked down the tree?

________________________________________________________________________

4.________________________________________________________________________

5.________________________________________________________________________